Record Number: 28686
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Mary Taylor to her schoolfriend Charlotte Bronte, 25 April 1850:
'Yesterday, I went along the shore past two wharves and several warehouses on a st. where I had never been before during all the 5 years I have been in Wellington. I opened the door of a long place filled with packages [...] At the far end of the room a man was writing at a desk beneath a window [...] I bought some things and asked for a note of them. He went to his desk again and I looked at some newspapers lying near. On the top was a circular from Smith and Elder, containing notices of the most important new works. The first and longest was given to "Shirley" a book I had seen mentioned in the "Manchester Examiner" as written by Currer Bell. I blushed all over'.
1850-1899
Date:24 Apr 1850
Country:New Zealand
Timen/a
Place:city: Wellington
other location: Warehouse
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:26 Feb 1817
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Author and shop-keeper
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:New Zealand
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[Publisher's circular from Smith and Elder]
Genre:Ephemera, Reference / General works
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceread in situ
Source Information:
Record ID:28686
Source:n/a
Editor:Thomas James Wise and John Alexander Symington
Title:The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
Vol:2:3
Page:104
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
Thomas James Wise and John Alexander Symington (ed.), The Brontes: Their Lives, Friendships and Correspondence, (Oxford, 1980), 2:3, p. 104, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=28686, accessed: 29 September 2024
Additional Comments:
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